Sample Learning Outcomes: Area 5

Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which humans have addressed their condition through imaginative work in the humanities and fine arts,

Students will appreciate the world of creative imagination as a form of knowledge

“Competencies”

Students will demonstrate (1) an understanding of specialized vocabularies and symbols relative to this field of study, (2) an ability to analyze structures and relationships inherent to a given artistic creation (formalism), (3) an ability to respond or react to a given artistic creation using a range of tools (aesthetic sensitivity, personal experience, understanding of social context, recognition of a variety of cultural/historical references (referentialism), (4) knowledge of a significant number of representative works in a chosen area (or chosen areas) of creative production…

Students will develop (1) the ability to interpret a text, (2)the ability to analyze structural elements and relationships within a text or between literary genres in order to explain how authors create responses in readers, (3) analyze the values in the literature read and how our assumptions shape our reading of a literary text